[ This post is for experienced AAS users only ] IGF-1 is a freeze dried white powder that requires refrigeration and is light sensitive... IGF-1 powder is supposed to be reconstituted with bacteriostatic water to equal an amount of 50 cc. IGF-1 or insulin-like growth factor 1 is a structural homologue of insulin that exhibits insulin-like activity... IGF-1 is synthesized in the liver and it is bound to carrier proteins that determine it’s biological actions... IGF-1 is also the peptide through which growth hormone exerts most of its growth promoting effects... If you raise GH levels in the body, IGF-1 levels will also rise... IGF-1 does have an effect on insulin production in the body... It will lead to a decrease in insulin secretion which at the same time increase insulin sensitivity... IGF-1 is chemically the same as insulin but it is also somewhat different... IGF-1 does not seem to regulate glucose levels in the body like insulin does though... As far as bodybuilders are concerned, IGF-1 has several good effects... It enhances nitrogen balance while simultaneously promoting fat loss... Bodybuilders are claiming a 5% drop in bodyfat per month and huge increases in strength... It also seems to lower LDL cholesterol. IGF-1 also normalizes hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia... It stimulates DNA synthesis and cell multiplication... It might stimulate red-blood cell production thereby increasing endurance... This action would be similar to what EPO does for the body as well (see EPO description)... It is about 3 times less effective in this process as EPO in that respect. EPO has bee used for years to increase oxygen utilization efficiency... Bodybuilders have also found that IGF-1 reacts synergistically with long duration testosterone’s as well... Testosterone enanthate increases serum IGF-1 levels in the body up to 21%... When taken on its own, IGF-1 has a short half life... As is, the active duration is only about 10 minutes in the body. Binding proteins added to the compound seem to extend the half-life dramatically... When coupled with IGFBP-3 (IGF binding protein-3), the half-life is extended to between 6 and 16 hours which is a much more usable time duration... IGF-1 Effective Dose: 1/10 - 1/2 cc every other day... Stacking Info: IGF-1 is commonly stacked with insulin, growth hormone, and any and all steroids...IGF-1
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